THE Chronicle has revealed the 25 places in Flintshire where motorists are most likely to receive a parking ticket.

We submitted a Freedom of Information (FoI) request to North Wales Police last month asking for details of the roads and streets across the county where most Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs) were issued from January 1, 2010 to January 1 this year.

The statistics released this week show most tickets were issued to motorists in Whitford Street, Holywell.

Altogether 64 were handed out to motorists who flouted parking laws there in 2010, resulting in a total of £1,410 in fines.

The next two streets where the highest number of penalties were issued were in Buckley, with Tabernacle Street yielding 51 FPNs – racking up £1,290 in charges – and Mold Road another 89 (£2,040).

Of the top 10 streets there are three in Holywell, three in Buckley, two in Flint and two in Queensferry.

The total amount paid out by motorists penalised in the top 25 hotspots totalled £14,490, which goes directly to the Government, while the total number of fines across the whole county over the same period was 2,139, raising £113,480.

A police spokesperson said: "North Wales Police does not receive payment for parking fines. The monies are paid to Her Majesty’s Court Service (HMCS) for transfer to the Lord Chancellor’s department.

"While there might be ongoing proceedings from unpaid tickets, the majority will have been ‘fine registered’ and forwarded to the courts."

Flintshire County Council is currently the only local authority in North Wales which is not responsible for ensuring drivers do not park illegally.

All others employ teams of parking attendants for the processing of parking tickets.

However within the next 18 months civil parking enforcement is due to be transferred from North Wales Police to the county council.